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No. 467,813. Pa tenjzed Jan. 26, 1892.

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BRICK MACHINE.

No. 467,813. Patented Jan. 26,1892.

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JOHN A. C. JACKSON, OF POOAIIONTAS, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR Oh ONE-HALF TO S.A. I). EATON, OF SAME PLACE.

BRICK-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,813, dated January26, 1892.

Application filed September 30, 1891- Serial No. 407,226. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. O. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pocahontas, in the county of Randolph and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brick-MoldingMachines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

I 5 My invention has relation to brick machines; and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention. Fig. 2

is a sectional view of Fig. 1 cut through on the line or Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the hopper.

My invention is described as follows: The frame A is provided with amud-box a. In

the bottom of the mud-box is a seat a to receive the brick-molds 1). I11the said mudbox and just above the seat a is situated the hopper c. Theflared openings 0 of said hopper each register with the openings in the0 mold I). Said openings 0' are slightly smaller than the openings inthe molds, so that when the mud is pressed down through the opening 0 itWill pass first into the center of the molds and is then pressed out tothe edges,

3 5 thus making a firmer and better-shaped brick,

and at the same time not removing the sand from the ends and edges ofthe molds.

On the inside of the hopper is hinged a press-board D, to the upper faceof which is hinged a rod d, which passes through a lever E, the lowerend of which is hinged to a crossrod 6, which is braced by an under rod6'. Said rod d is provided with pins (1 and d Said machine is alsoprovided on its front 5 side with a seat 1') for said molds, and on theright-hand side of said frame is a table F, on which said molds areplaced ready for use, and on the left-hand side of the frame is a tableG, provided with rollers over which said molds are shoved when filledwith pressed box Ct is filled with prepared mud.

brick. The mold-seat I) is attached to the lever E by means of properrods and eyebolts.

The operation of themachine is: The mud- The brickmolds Z) are thenplaced on the seat bin front of the frame. The lever E at this time isstanding back. Now we push on the lever and it slips forward on the rodcl until it comes against the pin 01', which operation first pushes thebrick-molds b underthehopper c, situated in the mud-box, and as soon asthe lever impinges against the pin cl the press-board D is pushed downand presses the mud into the hopper, thence into the molds. Then thelever E is pulled back, which operation first draws the molds out fromunder the hopper, the mold bringing with it the pressed brick, and assoon as the lever impinges against the pin 61 the press-board D israised. Another brickmold is supplied and the same operation isrepeated, and so on. Vhen the mud-box is supplied with mud by amud-machine, the partition a is provided at its lower edge with anopening, through which the mud is entered into the mud-box.

The machine is very simple and easily constructed and does not occupymore than about four feet square of space, while with one man to workthe lever, if the machine is used as ahandmachine, and two boys, one topush in and So one to remove from the roller-table the molds, it canmake many times the number of brick in a given time that can possibly bemade by hand by an equal number of persons, while the quality of thebrick is far superior to those 8 5 made by hand on account of beingpressed to a certain extent.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The brick machine consisting of the frame A, having the mud-box a,press-board D, hinged on the inside of the box, rod (Z, hinged to theupper side of said press-board and passing through the upper end of thele- 5 ver E and provided with pins (1 and (Z lever E, hinged to thecross-rod e and connected to the mold-seat b by suitable fastenings,moldseat b, adapted to carry the mold-frame b and slip in and out of theframe under the too hopper O, and hopper C, situated in said mudboX, allsubstantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The brick machine consisting of the frame A, having the mud-box a,press-board D, hinged on the inside of the box, rod cl, hinged to theupper side of said press-board and passing through the upper end of thelever E and provided with pins d and d lever E, hinged to the cross-rode and connected to the mold-seat b by suitable fastenings, moldseat I)adapted to carrythe mold-frame Z) and slip in and out of the frame underthe hopper 0, hopper O, situated in said mud-box, and said brick-machineprovided with proper tables for receiving and dispensing with thebrick-mold, all substantially as shown and described, and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN A. C. JACKSON. Vitnesses:

L. BRooKs POINDEXTER, S. A. D. EATON.

